Ramblings of a Salty Seadog

By Randolph Magri-Overend I am perched on the edge of my seat at the rear of the 9.30 am bus from Lake Taupo to Wellington, a lens stuck...

On my first voyage (Dec '67) on Shaw Savill's Southern Cross, after the incident in Papeete, I had to keep my head low and try to do the...

As catering assistant on Oriana back in 1973 part of my job involved checking the provisions along with the storekeeper and butcher as...

In October 1975 Pacific Princess departed American shores and headed to the Australia and the South Pacific for the first time. At the...

Having set sail on my maiden voyage as Junior Assistant Purser on Oriana in November 1973 we headed out of Southampton, after a brief...